Local cost reading
What the Seattle numbers change
At $167 per hour, Seattle is $19 above the 50-metro median. That turns a full eight-hour workday into about $1,333 of labor before the shop adds parts.
Between the independent and dealer models sits an hourly gap of $53. On a long repair, that is enough to turn an accepted claim into a customer balance.
About 25 freezing days enter a typical Seattle year. They help choose sensible scenarios for the calculator, not predict which part breaks next.